3 million exercise of overallotment option But it is quitedecouplethese two aspectsThey present their results on their own placeuntil the end of the demonstration in midAugustResult the most varied profiles have their chanceFinally the creation of a Green Bank with 7A failure to take the white blouse he has married oneThe recession has put an end to this state of affairsThe economic crisis but opens the door to new opportunitiesA folder on which she worked for more than ten yearsLanding in the daylight is spectacular. Singapore, horseshoe-shaped island, and its skyline reminiscent of Manhattan are as taken in a swarm of boats, barges, cargo ships on the water. 70 Storeys buildings did not totally disappear houses of colonial style louvered, rescued the British Empire. Singapore is a wonderful introduction to Asia. And the Fullerton pleasant hotel in the city of the Tiger. Its facade is reminiscent of a Roman temple. A real monument Queen's pawn by its imposing looks at all high-rise around. On the night, it is only him. The building was a great post erected in 1928, whose ancient inspiration architecture well symbolized the crucial role of this institution located in the heart of the city, some cables from its port, axis of communication towards Asia.
After the door drum, the traveler, freshly landed one of the five thousand taxis in the city, found in the huge lobby the same columns that adorn the imposing facade. It slides on a floor of marble as big as Olympic rink. Ethereal English, Japanese in grey costume, Americans in jacket-short... the atmosphere evokes a bit of a hall station or these huge banks of the 1930s. The monumental stairs go up and down knows where, of a mezzanine flow agreements of a Chamber Orchestra, the champagne is on a plateau in large frosted sections...
The House - none are identical - associated with the new - age, the post-modern and Orientalism: Japanese bed, painted, wood furniture design. Bay Windows overlooking the mouth of the Singapore River. As the pool, rectangular and lined with Doric columns, which seems to "suspended", as it looks like a garden, above the River. The swimming pool and can be seen the old warehouses of the port now transformed into cafés and restaurants, including the famous Harry's Bar, attractive to all Anglo-Saxon wildlife. Boat Quay, where the terraces above the water are gently competition is: without doubt the place the more trendy in the city, but strangely also one of the quieter. The frenzy and the din of Singapore come to die on the outskirts of this species of island in the island.
Chinatown remains authentic
Behind Boat Quay opens the Chinatown, a maze of alleys crowded stalls and pharmacies. There is if long yet here were opium dens. Chinatown is now restored, but remains authentic: shops, Department stores, temples, antique shops, tea houses are jostling in an atmosphere at the Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore in 1819, which will remain British for 140 years. The antique shop-houses still stand on the corner of streets, shops dating from the 1850s to the oldest, expose their facades colored shade of the towering towers in the business district. Chinatown is only seven minutes walk from the Fullerton. Mean that it can go there for lunch on the go, for example shark fins soup: 328 S$ for four people! On the side of shopping, it will be ten minutes of taxi to Orchard Road, a rather wild Digest of Beverly Hills, of the Faubourg-Saint-Honoré and the via Monte Napoleone... with 80 humidity and more!
Back in our non-standard palace, first for a delicious bath in the pool, then wrapped in a thick robe, to contemplate the River, the old iron bridge, the vessels. After that, the famous Sunday brunch, the breakfast buffet and late born in the former British colonies and who, at the Fullerton, is enjoying champagne. A real institution, "the best of Singapore".
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IN PRACTICE
The Fullerton, 1 Fullerton Square, Singapore. Tel: (65) 6733 8388. 400 rooms, including 21 suites. From 470 S$ (235 US$) the double room. 3 restaurants: Chinese (Jade), French cuisine and panoramic views (The Lighthouse), italo-japonais (Town); 2 bars: New York - New York and Post Bar. Gym and fitness, spa, outdoor swimming pool of 25 m, shops, business centre.
To get there: Singapore Airlines, 01 53 65 79 01. Daily flight from Paris from 800 euros. Excellent benefits.
Thai Airways, 1 44 20 70 80. Flights via Bangkok from 695 euros.
Asia, 01 44 41 50 10. Asia tailor-made specialist, proposes a discovery of Singapore, to combine with the Malaysia and the Indonesia on the map. Flying on Singapore Airlines transfers 2 nights at the Fullerton from 899 euro per person.
